From Visalia Times Delta– Most of California’s reservoirs remain above average in storage as the New Year arrives. Despite a slow start across much of California, there is still a good chance for a wet winter and a strong El Nino. It is a good news-bad news scenario, depending on how much rainfall we are likely to see in the next few months. If it is a low or an average rain year, the good news is we have water storage for carryover into 2024. The bad news is that if there is a repeat of the supersaturated storms that hit us last year – we may again face flooding issues. (more)